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媲美羅伯麥肯曼 《天鵝之歌》、史蒂芬金《末日逼近》，再創末日小說新高度！
讀者注意：本作品共800頁，但說真的，我們不介意作者再多寫一點！
在一顆彗星劃過北美上空後，一場疾病即將爆發。由政府建造，用以預測和防止災害的超智慧AI「黑天鵝」發出警示：前流行病學家班吉‧雷伊(Benji Ray)，可能是這場災難的唯一解答。
同一天早晨，夏娜(Shana)醒來，發現妹妹妮絲(Nessie)罹患了不知名的疾病──她開始夢遊，無法對話，也無法被叫醒，並且堅決地朝向某個只有她知道的目的地前進。夏娜擔憂妮絲的安危，只能跟隨著妹妹移動，而他們並不是唯二有此遭遇的人，很快地，一大群夢遊者與清醒的「牧人」加入她們的行列──那些沒有罹病的清醒人們，為了保護罹病親友的安危，跟隨著這群夢遊者踏上神秘未知的旅程。與此同時，班吉和他被賦予的任務奮鬥，並開始質疑「黑天鵝」的真實目的與計畫。
在夢遊者與牧人同行的這趟旅程中，人們將震驚於美國所陷入的恐怖與暴力，而對於這場疾病的恐懼，可能遠遠勝過疾病本身所帶來的危險。當整個社會在他們周遭頹傾、陷落，以及一個極端暴力的民兵組織揚言要消滅他們，這些夢遊者的命運，取決於解開埋藏在疾病背後，他們神祕目的地的謎團。
而那個令人震撼的秘密，將撕裂國家，或引領倖存者團結起來，重建家園？
Chuck Wendig將他的政治觀點深刻投射在小說之中，透過豐富的人物與情節去探究信仰與自由意志，試圖回應艱難的道德議題。這部小說大膽、深具野心，絕對是不容忽視的作品！(文/博客來編譯)
A decadent rock star. A deeply religious radio host. A disgraced scientist. And a teenage girl who may be the world’s last hope. From the mind of Chuck Wendig comes “a magnum opus . . . a story about survival that’s not just about you and me, but all of us, together” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
Shana wakes up one morning to discover her little sister in the grip of a strange malady. She appears to be sleepwalking. She cannot talk and cannot be woken up. And she is heading with inexorable determination to a destination that only she knows. But Shana and her sister are not alone. Soon they are joined by a flock of sleepwalkers from across America, on the same mysterious journey. And like Shana, there are other “shepherds” who follow the flock to protect their friends and family on the long dark road ahead.
For as the sleepwalking phenomenon awakens terror and violence in America, the real danger may not be the epidemic but the fear of it. With society collapsing all around them—and an ultraviolent militia threatening to exterminate them—the fate of the sleepwalkers depends on unraveling the mystery behind the epidemic. The terrifying secret will either tear the nation apart—or bring the survivors together to remake a shattered world.
Advance praise for Wanderers
“This career-defining epic deserves its inevitable comparisons to Stephen King’s The Stand.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A suspenseful, twisty, satisfying, surprising, thought-provoking epic.”—Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Run Away
“A true tour de force.”—Erin Morgenstern, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Circus
“A masterpiece with prose as sharp and heartbreaking as Station Eleven.”—Peng Shepherd, author of The Book of M
“A magnum opus . . . It reminded me of Stephen King’s The Stand—but dare I say, this story is even better.”—James Rollins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Crucible
“An inventive, fierce, uncompromising, stay-up-way-past-bedtime masterwork.”—Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The Cabin at the End of the World
“An American epic for these times.”—Charles Soule, author of The Oracle Year
媲美羅伯麥肯曼 《天鵝之歌》、史蒂芬金《末日逼近》，再創末日小說新高度！
讀者注意：本作品共800頁，但說真的，我們不介意作者再多寫一點！
在一顆彗星劃過北美上空後，一場疾病即將爆發。由政府建造，用以預測和防止災害的超智慧AI「黑天鵝」發出警示：前流行病學家班吉‧雷伊(Benji Ray)，可能是這場災難的唯一解答。
同一天早晨，夏娜(Shana)醒來，發現妹妹妮絲(Nessie)罹患了不知名的疾病──她開始夢遊，無法對話，也無法被叫醒，並且堅決地朝向某個只有她知道的目的地前進。夏娜擔憂妮絲的安危，只能跟隨著妹妹移動，而他們並不是唯二有此遭遇的人，很快地，一大群夢遊者與清醒的「牧人」加入她們的行列──那些沒有罹病的清醒人們，為了保護罹病親友的安危，跟隨著這群夢遊者踏上神秘未知的旅程。與此同時，班吉和他被賦予的任務奮鬥，並開始質疑「黑天鵝」的真實目的與計畫。
在夢遊者與牧人同行的這趟旅程中，人們將震驚於美國所陷入的恐怖與暴力，而對於這場疾病的恐懼，可能遠遠勝過疾病本身所帶來的危險。當整個社會在他們周遭頹傾、陷落，以及一個極端暴力的民兵組織揚言要消滅他們，這些夢遊者的命運，取決於解開埋藏在疾病背後，他們神祕目的地的謎團。
而那個令人震撼的秘密，將撕裂國家，或引領倖存者團結起來，重建家園？
Chuck Wendig將他的政治觀點深刻投射在小說之中，透過豐富的人物與情節去探究信仰與自由意志，試圖回應艱難的道德議題。這部小說大膽、深具野心，絕對是不容忽視的作品！(文/博客來編譯)
A decadent rock star. A deeply religious radio host. A disgraced scientist. And a teenage girl who may be the world’s last hope. From the mind of Chuck Wendig comes “a magnum opus . . . a story about survival that’s not just about you and me, but all of us, together” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
Shana wakes up one morning to discover her little sister in the grip of a strange malady. She appears to be sleepwalking. She cannot talk and cannot be woken up. And she is heading with inexorable determination to a destination that only she knows. But Shana and her sister are not alone. Soon they are joined by a flock of sleepwalkers from across America, on the same mysterious journey. And like Shana, there are other “shepherds” who follow the flock to protect their friends and family on the long dark road ahead.
For as the sleepwalking phenomenon awakens terror and violence in America, the real danger may not be the epidemic but the fear of it. With society collapsing all around them—and an ultraviolent militia threatening to exterminate them—the fate of the sleepwalkers depends on unraveling the mystery behind the epidemic. The terrifying secret will either tear the nation apart—or bring the survivors together to remake a shattered world.
Advance praise for Wanderers
“This career-defining epic deserves its inevitable comparisons to Stephen King’s The Stand.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A suspenseful, twisty, satisfying, surprising, thought-provoking epic.”—Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Run Away
“A true tour de force.”—Erin Morgenstern, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Circus
“A masterpiece with prose as sharp and heartbreaking as Station Eleven.”—Peng Shepherd, author of The Book of M
“A magnum opus . . . It reminded me of Stephen King’s The Stand—but dare I say, this story is even better.”—James Rollins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Crucible
“An inventive, fierce, uncompromising, stay-up-way-past-bedtime masterwork.”—Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The Cabin at the End of the World
“An American epic for these times.”—Charles Soule, author of The Oracle Year